Supply Chain Strategy and Management

Supply Chain Strategy and Management

3/28/12Latest Blog Post

Excerpt from the Book review of David Simchi-Levi’s Operations Rules in Interfaces by Luk Van Wasssenhove INSEAD, Technology and Operations Management, This is an excellent book! The reader who is truly interested in operations management should consider buying it. It is insightful, deep but not technical, to the point, and illustrated with many interesting examples. I believe it […]

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Inside the Factory of China’s Future (WSJ)

Workshop 18 is designated by Chinese industry officials as a model demonstration facility for Beijing’s plan to upgrade its corporate champions so they can better compete in the world, a policy known as “Made in China 2025.” Engineers at the plant run by Sany Group Co. figure out how to make better products by analyzing information fed in real-time from machines operating around the world to a data center nearby. The company tracks 380,000 of its internet-connected concrete mixers, excavators and cranes, and it has collected more than 100 billion items of engineering data. Sany, one of China’s three big heavy machinery makers, said the integration of technology has increased capacity, shortened order-delivery times and slashed operational costs, all by at least 20%. The company is also betting that the technology will enable it to build a reputation for innovation and quality, rather than for lower prices for copycat products that made Sany a big player domestically.